Example Sentences

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Those are gaping holes in their resumés, and Kelly had to deal with four consecutive Super Bowl defeats.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2024

"There are gaping wounds in the country," LR lawmaker Aurélien Pradié, who rebelled against the pro-pension reform party line on the reform, said on Twitter.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023

Windows are boarded up, there are gaping holes in roofs.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2019

Here, too, there are gaping holes in our knowledge.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2017

The sliding door has been rolled back and many of the drawers are gaping open with clothes hanging out.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez